Tara’s excuse was a good one. a) dismiss b) explanation c) forgive d) forgotten 2) q: a: choose the antonym for the underlined word. banana slugs are moist to the touch. a) dry b) rough c) rubbery d) slimy 3) " you did great! " q: a: choose the least fitting interjection to use in this sentence. a) cheers! b) wow! c) yes! d) yikes! 4) the words "jubilant" and "depressed" are a) antonyms b) homographs c) homophones d) synonyms 5) q: a: which sentence uses an interjection correctly? a) dan shouted "wait, i don't want to be left behind." b) "you need to stop bothering me! " hollered the older brother. c) janet wasn't sure if she was going to make it through this haunted house. d) "stop! " exclaimed the police officer, "we just shut that part of the mall down." 6) q: a: which sentence uses an interjection correctly? a) henry was thrilled beyond words that his first novel was about to be published! b) when will the choir director finally stop trying to teach us this impossible song! c) "heavens! " christopher's grandmother exclaimed when he brought a snake to her back door. d) "i wonder why," thought the janitor, "students won't simply put their trash in the garbage can! " 7) thesaurus entries: endurance: stamina, staying power, persistence happiness: well being or joy melancholy: sadness, gloom panic: fright, alarm, fear jackson needs a thesaurus to him pick a word that describes hounds. hounds need to be able to run for many hours to stick with a scent and follow it for long distances over rough ground. use the thesaurus entries to jackson pick one word to replace the whole phrase that is underlined. a) endurance b) happiness c) melancholy d) panic 8) dictionary entries unruly: adjective, disobedient, lawless according to the definition provided above, which sentence contains an incorrect use of the word unruly? a) all attempts to catch the unruly alligator failed. b) my hair was unruly this morning; it wouldn't do anything i wanted it to do. c) harry's dog, sandy, has an unruly personality; she is the sweetest dog in the world. d) i can always pick out the most unruly kids in the classroom; they are never in their seats. 9) which word correctly completes this sentence? those clouds are lovely; they signal coming bad weather. a) however b) moreover c) similarly d) in addition 10) which dictionary entry is the best definition for the word key as it is used here? we looked across the bay and saw the tropical key in the distance. it was sandy and had lots of vegetation, but was probably too small to live on. a) key- (adj) important b) key- (n) pitch or tone c) key- (n) a small island d) key- (v) to type or enter 11) which is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? a) the girl ran across the street and got the mail. b) the girl ran across the street, and she got the mail. c) the girl ran across the street because she wanted to get the mail. d) the girl ran across the street, got the mail, and returned to the house. 12) which preposition would correctly complete this sentence? the coat the chair is mine. a) in b) between c) on d) through 13) how are the words in bold in this sentence related? "for their dinner party, the farnsworths bought two pairs of pears." a) they are antonyms. b) they are synonyms. c) they are homophones. d) they are homographs. 14) which preposition best fits the sentence? mrs. smith's class wants to the sack race on field day. a) participate in b) rely on c) arrive at d) compare to 15) choose the sentence with a conjunction that correctly coordinates the two independent clauses and demonstrates one event occurring before another event can occur. a) we may go to the movies later, or i need to do my homework first. b) we may go to the movies later, but i need to do my homework first. c) we may go to the movies later, and i need to do my homework first. d) we may go to the movies later, because i need to do my homework first. 16) because it was a holiday, the restaurant was closed, we went home and ate spaghetti. which coordinating conjunction best fits this sentence? a) for b) nor c) so d) yet 17) identify the choice in which a sentence using a subordinating conjunction is followed by a sentence which uses a coordinating conjunction. a) the day was long; we were having fun, and it was getting late. the day seemed to fly by. b) the day was long, and we were having so much fun. eventually my sister left for the night, and my uncle went to bed. c) although the day was long, we were having so much fun that it seemed to fly by. eventually my sister left for the night, and my uncle went to bed. d) eventually my sister left for the night, and my uncle went to bed. although the day was long, we were having so much fun that it seemed to fly by.